Blue porterweed (Stachytarpheta cayennensis) is part of the Verbenaceae family. The bright green leaves have a quilt-like ...

"Spike," the Chicago Botanic Garden's prized "corpse flower," left some fans disappointed Sunday when it failed to bloom and emit its trademark horrendous odor. But after 12 years of nurturing and ...

Scarlet sage may be an old-fashioned plant, but there are new varieties and colors that will ensure its popularity for years to come. Scarlet sage is an annual salvia known botanically as Salvia ...

Most garden shrubs and flowers have a rounded outline, summer or winter, and that brings a certain sameness of shape to the garden. By contrast, spiky shapes are lively, and counterbalance an excess ...

A rare and foul-smelling moment in the plant kingdom is about to unfold at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The corpse flower named "Spike" is on the verge of blooming and if you've smelled one, you might ...

There are lots of plants to grow for color in the shade in the summer. Here is some information about begonias, pentas, caladium, coleus and fire spike. The weather this spring and summer is a special ...